Hi everyone!
Here is a look ahead at next week...and a bit beyond
Phonics/Language Arts:
Next week we will be introducing our first vowel team /ee/. The students
will be encouraged to create and read words by blending the previously taught
consonants with the /ee/ sound (i.e. /k/ /ee/ /p/= keep). There will be two
new Red Words as well..."this" and "do".
We will also have our second Junior Greatbooks week. On Tuesday please read
the story, A Frog Went A-Traveling with your child and write a question that
your child had about the story...something that puzzled them the most. I
will be sending their Jr. Greatbook home with them Tuesday evening. Please
return it, along with the question, on Wednesday.
Social Studies/Science:
During class we have taken "virtual visits" to the Statue of Liberty and the
Liberty Bell. The students really enjoyed this, as well as the live webcam
we visited that showed the Statue of Liberty in real-time. We even saw boats
floating by Lady Liberty! Next week we will study the presidency and the
White House.
On Monday, please look for a note in your child's folder explaining the
Symbols project/presentation that they will be completing. We will not be
presenting the projects until the first full week of December, but I wanted
to give you the details about the project so you could begin it with your
child if you had time.
Math:
Next week in Math in an assessment week. I will assess the students on
composing and decomping pictures with/into various shapes, counting objects
to 30, and number identification up to 20. We will also practice creating
and solving story problems.
Writing:
Our Writer's Workshop time next week will be devoted to responding to
Interpretive Questions that the students pose about our Junior Greatbook
(JGB) story "A Frog Came A-Traveling". In the student responses we will be
asking them to justify why they answer the way they do.
Feast:
Our Thanksgiving Feast will be Thursday at 12:00. Please plan on being in
the classroom by 11:45 to set your dish out to serve. We will be having a
couple of serving tables set up. I ask that some of you help the students
make their plates as they walk through the line. Before the students eat
they will be saying what they are thankful for. Do not feel the need to make
a dish to feed all 22 children. There will be plenty of food to go around.
Picture Re-Takes:
Picture re-takes will be this Wednesday, November 18th.
Van Gogh @ Fernbank:
Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow at Fernbank for the Van Gogh
IMAX movie. Thanks again Palmer and Holly Proctor!
Have a great weekend! Get out and enjoy the weather!
-Kenny